What the records say
- When
- 31 Aug 1786 – Jun 1787
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Deaths
- 11
- Coordinates
- 39.83° N, 98.58° W
- Description
- armed uprising among farmers in Massachusetts between 1786 to 1787
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Shays's Rebellion
Armed uprising in western Massachusetts (1786–1787)
Shays's Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes on both individuals and their trades. The fighting took place in the areas around Springfield during 1786 and 1787.
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